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Opioid Addiction

Private Equity Firms Trying to Block Efforts to Make Methadone Easier to Prescribe

Recent reports raise the concern that private equity has taken over addiction treatment and is blocking efforts to broaden care.

Polysubstance Abuse: The Changing Shape of the Opioid Crisis

Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl are causing a third wave of polysubstance abuse and overdose deaths.

Chaos Behind the Wheel

The neurobiology of addiction is one of the strongest forces to affect human behavior. How a particular person reacts can depend on many factors. It’s physical too.

The New York Times Takes a Long Look at Drug Addiction in Baltimore

A deep dive into Baltimore’s supersized overdose deaths from The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner.

$35 Million Funding for Telehealth Addiction Treatment Provider

Pioneer in telehealth addiction treatment, Boulder Care, secures $35 million in funding for rural expansion.

The Pendulum Swings Between Zero Tolerance and Harm Reduction

A panel of addiction experts explores changing attitudes toward the harm reduction approach to substance use disorder.